This Is What a Personal Surveillance System Actually Looks Like

You stop thinking of it as surveillance. It becomes “the system.” Just part of how things run.

https://cha1nc0der.wordpress.com/2026/04/03/this-is-what-a-personal-surveillance-system-actually-looks-like/

The Enshittification of 3D Printing STL Sites: How Maker Repositories Became Content Platforms

The enshittification of 3D printing STL sites has turned once-reliable repositories into cluttered, engagement-driven content feeds. Discover why engineering rigor is declining, how platform incent…

Bryan King

BYOB is coming back on March 10th!
Bring Your Own Beamer has come back to Tetem as a biannual event, in between our exhibitions.

and we got an early bird discount code for you to get a ticket for only 4 euros!
Just make sure to get your ticket for the event by February 28th!

Get your discount code here:
https://tetem.nl/event/byob-bring-your-own-beamer-2/

See you there in between projections?👀
#bringyourownbeamer #projection #interactiveart #enschedecity #arttech #techart #makerculture #digitalart

"Nouveau projet perso : un RPG open-source pour apprendre ce qu'est un FabLab.
🎯 Objectif : combattre l'auto-censure ('Je n'ai pas le niveau') avec de l'exploration, des quêtes et du pixel art. Premier article de devlog en ligne. Je cherche des retours sur le concept et des témoignages sur votre 1ère fois en atelier de fabrication.
Lien : https://sylvaindenis.ovh/blog/pourquoi_je_cree_un_jeu_video_pour_ouvrir_les_portes_des_fablabs
#IndieDev #SeriousGame #MakerCulture #PixelArt"

There was a time when making your own device was everyday life for tech explorers. Homebrew computers, kit systems like the Apple I, and machines built from boards and chips were the norm because there was no other way to get computing power. As off-the-shelf machines got powerful and polished that hands-on culture faded, but today it is growing back.

Cheap system on a chip boards like Raspberry Pi, single board computers in a hundred form factors, and accessible microcontrollers have made building custom hardware practical again. Hobbyists turn them into everything from portable workstations and network tools to robotics and environmental sensors. Cyberdecks in particular, custom built portable computers with full online connectivity, show that general purpose DIY computing is once again alive and relevant. It is not nostalgia, it is capability made affordable and open.

#DIYComputing #HardwareHacking #Cyberdecks #OpenHardware #MakerCulture

3D printing isn’t just novelty items.

It’s rapid prototyping, repair, and invention — now accessible at home.

🎧 Full episode:
https://www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesomecast-762-2025-predictions-on-ai-3d-printers-and-more

Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/awesomecast

#3DPrinting #MakerCulture #AwesomeCast

Connect with makers who honor tradition and spark new creative ideas with Mesh: https://inkican.com/mesh-mobilizing-artisans-and-makers/ #makerculture #artisantribe #creativecollaborative

Sustainability at the Grassroots by Design

Professor installation lecture October 2022, video recorded in 2023.

https://vimeo.com/1143195177

Connect with makers who honor tradition and spark new creative ideas with Mesh: https://inkican.com/mesh-mobilizing-artisans-and-makers/ #makerculture #artisantribe #creativecollaborative

One lightning talk I missed earlier, an ambitious attempt to reverse-engineer the Partner-N64, a rare Nintendo 64 development and debugging card. A seriously challenging project for retro-hardware fans 🎮🧠

#Bristol #Dorkbot #DorkbotBristol #Watershed #RetroTech #Nintendo64 #HardwareHacking #MakerCulture #ReverseEngineering